Fair Skin
Melanoma: Skin Cancer By Another Name by Owen Jones
Melanoma is the most prevalent form of skin cancer and skin cancer is the most widespread kind of cancer in the Western world. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes.
Melanocytes are found under the skin, which is made up of two strata: the epidermis on the outside and the dermis below that. To be accurate, melanocytes are situated in the lowest levels of the epidermis, but not actually in the dermis.
These cells produce melanin, which affects the epidermis
February 16, 2012 4:45 am 
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